Scores flee for their lives ahead of Russia’s sham independence vote in Kherson
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych and Brice Laine, CNN A steady flow of people make their way across fields and rivers…
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Dozens of shots fired near youth game at North Charleston baseball field
By David Williams, CNN North Charleston, South Carolina, officials are offering a $10,000 reward after dozens of shots were fired in the parking lot…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn Public Library offers young readers free library cards and access to banned books
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Teens and young adults across the country now have unlimited, free access to books that have been banned at their local…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California system will waive tuition for Native American students
By Leah Asmelash, CNN California residents who are members of federally recognized Native tribes will have their tuition and fees at University of…
Continue Reading‘A complete loss’: Fire destroys 1996 Olympics whitewater venue
By Amanda Musa and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Ocoee Whitewater Center in Polk County, Tennessee, which hosted the 1996 Atlanta Olympics whitewater…
Continue ReadingWatch the Venus-Jupiter conjunction this weekend
By Megan Marples, CNN Venus and Jupiter will appear to touch each other in the sky at the end of the month, despite actually being millions of miles…
Continue ReadingThe world’s oldest person is a French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine
By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Camille Knight and Elias Lemercier, CNN A 118-year-old nun living in a nursing home in southern France has become the…
Continue ReadingMelissa Lucio’s execution was halted days before she was to be put to death. Here’s what we know
By Dakin Andone, CNN Just two days before Melissa Lucio was scheduled to be to be put to death, a Texas court on Monday halted her execution and sent…
Continue ReadingHarvard commits $100M to redress its complicity with slavery
By Ray Sanchez, CNN Harvard University is dedicating $100 million to create a fund to research and redress its “extensive entanglements with…
Continue ReadingCivil rights lawyer and WWII veteran Johnnie Jones Sr. dies at 102
By Melissa Alonso, CNN Decorated World War II veteran and pioneering civil rights lawyer Johnnie Jones Sr. has died at the age of 102. “We are…
Continue ReadingWoman stranded in California woods for 6 days survived on yogurt and snow
By Rebekah Riess, CNN A woman who was stranded for six days in the woods of Lassen County, in northeastern California, rationed a six-pack of yogurt…
Continue ReadingTiny spider catapults to safety after mating to avoid sexual cannibalism
By Megan Marples, CNN When one tiny species of spider mates, one partner needs a special move to survive the encounter. Philoponella prominens are…
Continue ReadingTigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
By Zahid Mahmood and Hafsa Khalil, CNN and Reuters Tigrayan forces are fully withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region, a spokesperson for the…
Continue ReadingSecond death reported in new Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Nimi Princewill and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are scrambling to contain an Ebola outbreak after a…
Continue ReadingGermany agrees to send heavy weapons to Ukraine after major policy U-turn
By Ivana Kottasová, Stephanie Halasz and Ulrike Heil, CNN Germany has agreed to deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry…
Continue ReadingAssaults, vandalism and harassment targeting Jewish communities and people are higher than ever, audit shows
By Nicole Chavez, CNN The number of reports of assaults, vandalism and harassment targeting Jewish communities and individuals in the United States…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 26: Ukraine, Twitter, Immigration, Covid-19, Capitol riot
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 26: Ukraine, Twitter, Immigration, Covid-19, Capitol riot
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 26: Ukraine, Twitter, Immigration, Covid-19, Capitol riot
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded…
Continue Reading5 things to know for April 26: Ukraine, Twitter, Immigration, Covid-19, Capitol riot
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Should you rent or buy? It’s a tough question considering the current housing market. Rental rates have rebounded to…
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